Category: Uni Jobs in Korea

Maybe you’ve been searching for a long time for a university job in South Korea, but are finding it difficult to get interviews, much less job offers. There are some common possible reasons for this, but the best advice I can give you is to check out the book, …

I get a lot of questions from readers about the Korean University Job Interview. First of all, I’ll say that they are quite different from job interviews “back home,” wherever that may be. You’ll probably get asked far more personal questions than in Korea, and of course, you should answer …

***Friends, family, random Internet strangers who ask me all the time why I’m leaving Korea and my sweet, sweet Korean University Job. This post explains everything, kind of.*** Korean University Jobs: All Things that Glitter The other day I was talking to a friend of mine about Korean university jobs. …

My Life! Teaching in a Korean University: 10 Most Popular Blog Posts of All-Time Although the new year is a new start for many people, I do like to dwell on the past a wee bit. Don’t worry, I’m not contemplating my return to Korea. I plan on staying in …

Uni Jobs in South Korea If you’re looking for information about uni jobs in South Korea, then check out this SlideShare presentation with the top 49 tips for how to do just that! There are lots of tips and tricks that will help you increase your chances to get one …

If there’s anything you can count on me for, it’s this: I’ll give it to you straight and not sugar-coat the hard stuff. If you’re looking for a job teaching English in a Korean university, this is the stuff that you might not want to hear: #1: It’s Very Difficult …

Paperwork + Prep Time in Korean Universities I recently had a question about how much paperwork you have to do when working in Korean universities. The suggestion was that perhaps uni jobs in Korea are not so fabulous once you factor in this “unpaid” work you have to do. I …

ESL Cafe: Ahhh There’s this ridiculous thread over on ESL Cafe which is too ridiculous for me to even link to, and a strong reminder of why I don’t really frequent there anymore except when I see some traffic from there to a blog post of mine. Job Conditions at …

A couple days ago, I wrote a post about 10 things I love about living and working in South Korea. I was planning on doing a 10 things I hate, but as I started doing it, I realized that there actually wasn’t 10 things. I generally like living and working …

10 Years Ago: Do you Have a Pulse? You’re In! I’ve been saying for a while now that the Korean ESL industry has matured and is now sliding into less than awesome status. Ten years ago, anyone with a BA and a pulse could get a public school job. Anyone …

You Came to Korea for the Money, Right? Doesn’t everyone come to Korea to teach English for the money? I guess it’s not always true, but it’s often the case and anyone who says that they’re here for purely altruistic reasons, well treat with suspicion. Korea is a first world …

That’s Huge The other day I was flipping through the latest issue of Busan Haps and I ran across the “number in the news” which stated that from 2013—>2023, the number of university students in Korea will decrease by 160,000. Wow, I thought to myself, that’s a staggering number in a …

Top 10 Resources to Help you Get a University Job in South Korea So you want a university job in South Korea? They really are some prime, prime English teaching job action. What other job would give you 5 months of paid vacation, 12 teaching hours per week complete with …

Well, that’s kind of Embarrassing Whenever I hear foreign teachers in Korean universities telling someone that they’re a “professor,” I cringe. Then I think, “Well, that’s a bit embarrassing, isn’t it?” There are Clearly Exceptions To be clear, there are some foreign teachers in Korea who most certainly should use …

A Little too Close to Home? Last week, I published this post: Korea, not the Place for Serious Teachers and the backlash against it was pretty harsh. I think a lot of people reacted so strongly because as one of my friends said to me in a private FB message, (People …

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